Grease (1978)

Good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writers:

Jim Jacobs (musical), Warren Casey (musical),

Stars:

John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John Travolta	...	Danny Zuko
Olivia Newton-John	...	Sandy Olsen
Stockard Channing	...	Betty Rizzo
Jeff Conaway	...	Kenickie
Barry Pearl	...	Doody
Michael Tucci	...	Sonny
Kelly Ward	...	Putzie
Didi Conn	...	Frenchy
Jamie Donnelly	...	Jan
Dinah Manoff	...	Marty Maraschino
Eve Arden	...	Principal McGee
Frankie Avalon	...	The Teen Angel
Joan Blondell	...	Vi
Edd Byrnes	...	Vince Fontaine
Sid Caesar	...	Coach Calhoun

Storyline

A musical about teens in love in the 50's! It's California, 1959 and greaser Danny Zuko and Australian Sandy Olsson are in love. They spend time at the beach, but when they go back to school, what either of them don't know is that they both now attend Rydell High. Danny's the leader of the T-Birds, a group of black-jacket greasers while Sandy hangs with the Pink Ladies, a group of pink-wearing girls led by Rizzo. When they clash at Rydell's first pep rally, Danny isn't the same Danny at the beach. They try to be like each other so they can be together.

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Plot Keywords:

love | school | greaser | beach | high school | 

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Taglines:

The original high school musical is back! (2010 re-release)

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Genres:

Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including references, teen smoking and drinking, and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Briljantin

Filming Locations:

4524 Kingswell Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£707,726 (UK) (3 July 1998)

Gross:

$305,260 (USA) (6 August 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Robert Stigwood Organization (RSO), Allan Carr Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (re-release) (1998) Dolby Digital (re-release) (1998) Dolby (35 mm prints) (original release) 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (original release)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Deep Throat star Harry Reems was originally cast as the coach but Paramount eventually gave the role to Sid Caesar as protests over the porn past of Reems were threatening the movie's success.

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Goofs

In the lunch scene, when Rizzo and Marty first sit down, there's a half eaten apple in front of Rizzo's lunch tray that keeps disappearing and reappearing between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sandy: I'm going back to Australia; I might never see you again.
Danny: Don't... don't talk that way, Sandy.
Sandy: But it's true! I've just had the best summer of my life, and now I have to go away. It isn't fair.
[Danny starts kissing her]
Sandy: Danny, don't spoil it!
Danny: It's not spoiling it, Sandy, it's only making it better.
Sandy: Danny... is this the end?
Danny: Of course not; it's only the beginning.

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Crazy Credits

In the sing-a-long re-release, the Paramount logo from the 1970's is shown at the beginning featuring a blue background.

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Connections

Referenced in Fred: Fred's Mom Returns (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Alma Mater"
Written by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
Sung by Cast

User Reviews

This movie is the best..... a true classic

Since I am still just a teen, I know that many others might say I am not one to criticize a movie, and in most cases I might disagree, but with this movie... what is there to criticize? The atmosphere of the movie, the charisma of the actors, the addiction to the awesome songs in it, even the what could have been outdated costumes instantly became a Halloween fave... I myself dressed up as "new" Sandy when I was little... and I still wish I could have been in the movie. I admit, the sequel to it seemed horrible to me after watching the original, and I wished they had kept all of the original actors, and well, not tried to even make the sequel, but, well a movie like that can only be made once I suppose. Anyways, I just want to give my props and admiration to all of the directors, actors, and others who helped with this movie, (being an ITS member myself and LOVING acting) I think that anyone who has not seen this movie needs to go right to the store and find it.... otherwise they really missed out. :)Thanks for reading this, hope you agree!